What we've been reading in June (2025)

Here are the articles, videos, and tools that we’ve been excited about this June.

What have you been reading? Share in the comments or on the Interrupt Slack.

Articles & Learning

• Linux on the ESP32-S3
  After all, why shouldn’t we run Linux on an ESP32-S3! – Noah

• Run Linux on an arm64 Host for Embedded Dev
  Cuts through Docker/emulation—with EDI on M1/arm64, builds just work faster. – Pat

• Introducing Sulka, the Hardened Yocto Distro
  Heavy-duty minimal Yocto base, memory-safe userspace, reproducible builds; great hardened starting point. – Pat

• Let’s Serialize Some DER
  This article checks all the boxes: ASN.1 parsing, Rust, LLM coding, formal verification, Arrested Development quote. 😅 – Noah

• Watch the Recording – Interrupt Live with Martin Lampacher
  Martin Lampacher joined Interrupt Live to share what led him to start his Practical Zephyr series, what’s changed since his early experiments, and what’s got him excited in embedded today.

• uhubctl
  Classic utility for power‑switching USB hubs. – Noah

• Embedded Systems Engineering Roadmap
  6.6k stars and growing - everything you’d want to learn from MCU I/O to RTOS to firmware CI/CD.

• automaticdai/realtime‑embedded‑conferences
  Community-maintained list of deadlines and sessions in real-time and embedded systems; great for staying ahead. — Matti

• mcgill-robotics/AUV-embedded-2025
  Student-built AUV firmware for RoboSub 2025: complete navigation, sensors, ROS integration.

News & Announcements

• Nordic Semiconductor acquires Memfault
  Nordic acquires Memfault! 🎉 François Baldassari, Chris Coleman, and Kjetil Holstad discuss the acquisition, observability, and the future in embedded product development in a Coredump series talk – listen here.

• Android 16 Release
  Android 16 has arrived, bringing Live Updates, better multitasking, and enhanced privacy, including protection against fake cell towers.

Events

• Tuesday, July 8 – Coredump EP #012: Plug‑and‑Play Cellular Connectivity: Nearly Here or Never Happening?
  Vincent Korstanje (CEO, Kigen) joins us to unpack the fragmented reality of cellular IoT and where the industry is finally making progress. Standards like eSIM, iSIM, and new regulations are starting to streamline connectivity—but many device makers are still stuck. Join us at 8am PT | 11am ET | 5pm CET.

• Tuesday, July 22 – Coredump EP #013: Prepping Your AI Model for the Wild
  Edge Impulse’s David Tischler and Alessandro Grande join us to discuss why most ML models fail in production, and what to do about it. We’ll talk about noisy data, model drift, real-world variability, OTA updates, and what observability really means for AI at the edge. Catch it live at 8am PT | 11am ET | 5pm CET.

• Tuesday, August 19 – RESCHEDULED Coredump EP #015: Developing Kid-Safe Tech at Gabb: What It Takes and Why It’s So Important
  When you’re building tech for kids, reliability isn’t negotiable. Devices need to be always-on, always-connected, and dead-simple to use. Gabb’s engineering team joins Memfault to share how they tackle power constraints, OTA updates, and safety-first design. Join us live at 8AM PT | 11AM ET | 5PM CET.

Gillian Minnehan is a firmware solutions architect at Memfault. Gillian previously worked on embedded software teams in space and defense.